Andy Collins
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I think its something to do with social etiquette, going back to the days when a doctor, professor, vet etc would be deemed a learned person. Heck even MFH could be after your name (Master of Fox Hounds) as it was deemed an esteemed position. Therefore to have letters after your name would put you up in a higher social class, above the riff-raff and the peasants.
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Believe me, sitting here I can think of 3 who use NPTC or Tech Cert after their names, and thats without checking any others:lol:
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Oh joy the old "climbers v groundsman" debate......again:001_rolleyes: Personally I feel people should be paid for the work they do, their aptitude to do their job, regardless of whether they are up a tree or on the ground. A good climber can do his job without hesitation, with skill and knowledge of his job, a good groundie does all this, and clears up too, so deserves more than the climber:001_tt2: A good team will make the company more money, so the team should benefit financially from working together to get the best results for the company.
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I dont care if people have letters after their name or not, but they have earned the right to put them there if they've done the study time. Many of my clients have very high power positions, and as such have letters before and after their names, but they dont look down their nose at me cos I havent. Its the lesser "ranking" quals that I dont feel should be tacked onto your name ie John Doe, Tech cert., or John Doe NPTC, but if you're a Dr of Economics, Philosophy, or a Professor, then that deserves the necessary respect. A well-decorated retired Brigadier once said to me, "Please call me by my name, 'Brigadier' sounds so bloody pompous"!! As has been said before, I think we are at best a semi-skilled tradesman, and that takes nothing away from the skillful job many of us do, but in the grand scheme of things, we are semi-skilled.
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Here's a few shots I posted on the Capel thread as a little taster of this comp, for those who travelled a long way so they could see what they missed. I think the grand finale of the relay team event was a cracking idea, and seemed to pull in the crowds. Top quality event, and one to put into your diaries for next year if you havent been.
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It was a far more audience friendly event this year, and that zip-line in the work climb added an extra wow factor for sure. A big to all of you competing, and the organisers who made it all tick.
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Spotted this cloud pruning at Capel in the gardens on my wanders back from the restaurant
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In my 1st pic of this, you need the poise and grace of a cat on tippy-toes to get there without triggering the sophisticated alarm device, its so delicate, and tested many of the climbers, I'd like to have seen Steve or Rich on that!!
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I have 2 of those for storing my older pulling lines, just make sure wet ropes are dried before storing, as they'll sweat and go mouldy as the bag isnt ventilated. At that price they are a handy buy.
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Well, I wasnt gonna go to the Cutters & Climbers event after a weekend looking and buying tree stuff but I needed my fix again today, so I popped along to Norfolk. The organisers had certainly pulled out the stops this time and made it much more audience friendly. The climbing comp was great, the pole climbing drew a huge crowd, and the snedding/felling was good to watch too. Then as a sort of Grand Finale, they pitted 2 teams against one another in a relay race, combining all the skills Pole Climb, snedding a pole, felling, and chopping through a log with axes (AND toecapped boots!!) Brilliant!! Add this to your diary next year guys, esp if you drive down to Capel, loop around to Norwich before you trek off home. I'm sure someone will do a designated thread, but this completed a fantastic weekend for me.
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:birthday: you got away lightly this year Mr B, all the best:thumbup1:
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The highlights for me were, meeting everyone, watching Penfold going greener and greener as we discussed the merits of eating whale blubber and making a hasty exit, seeing Frank win his saw, Plippy giggling like a little kid at people farting in their sleeping bags, and all of you supporting the Arbtalk charity raffle (nice one!!) and whoever booked the glorious weather once again, thank you!!
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Just back in, good as ever to meet you all again, and see some new ones too. Thanks to all of you who took part in the raffle, Steve will post the winners in due course. Nice one Frank on the little comp, winning the 346 you jammy git!
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What all clients should remember is that if they accept the quote given, and agree to have the work done, then its a contract between them. They are not forced to accept this mans' prices.
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I agree with Lee on the pricing, pretty much on the money for the jobs carried out.
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Nice one, congratulations to the Wizz family:thumbup:
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Dont forget your scran John:biggrin:
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New Bat Species in Town....
Andy Collins replied to BatiArb's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
BBC News - Alcathoe's bat discovered in Yorkshire and Sussex oops should have opened the original link, says pretty much the same tbh -
Apparently so these days, of course the JB's are the best chipper on the market now:001_rolleyes: Dunno if Prochip are going to Capel this year, due to Mikes little injury?
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What's the best method of removing pampas grass?
Andy Collins replied to Treewarrior's topic in General chat
have you disposed of them alex? -
Yes its the tracked Schliesing 220, and a beast, hired in for a couple of days from Prochip.
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Moi? Never!!
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Thats not much, thats only half of it!! They have a lot of very large beds to cover, luckily. And they already had a coupe of large trailer loads in before, and you cant even see where it went.
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When the Jo-Beau just isnt enough, this wee beauty sorts it out!! "Wanna keep the chip, Missus?" Ps, job isnt finished, that'll be tomorrow, and the gardener is going to spread the chip all around the property. Poor chap!!
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What's the best method of removing pampas grass?
Andy Collins replied to Treewarrior's topic in General chat
Got a client looking for a large Pampas, shame you arnt in the Suffolk/Norfolk area, if anyone else in my area has one to dispose of let me know.
